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Manchester United began the defence of their League Cup Championship with an impressive win against strugglers Burton Albion on Wednesday.
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United won 4-1 against Championship team, second-tier of English football, Burton Albion with a dominant display throughout the match.
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Marcus Rashford continued his spectacular start to the 2017/18 season with 2 goals in the first half as United rallied against Championship strugglers Burton Albion.
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Jesse Lingard and Anthony Martial completed the scoring for the Red Devils as they marched into the fourth round of the League Cup.
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Llyod Dyer put one into the back of the net as a consolation goal for the visitors.
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Jose Mourinho made nine changes to the team that played against Everton on Sunday with Rashford starting as lone striker instead of Romelu Lukaku.
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Carrick, Herrera, Lingard and Martial all starting for the first team. Sergio Romero started as the goal-keeper.
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Here we discuss the five points we learned:
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Rashford Revelling
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In-spite of the absence of Lukaku, United never looked short of goals against Burton Albion.
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With five goals from as many games, Rashford is offering more food for thought for Mourinho and is enjoying a rich vein of form since the start of the season.
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With just 17 minutes gone, Rashford scored a double playing as the main man in front.
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With Lukaku present, he plays as a wide man on the left wing but enjoyed playing as the lone striker against Burton Albion.
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Depth In Squad
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Despite the fact that Jose Mourinho made nine changes to the team that played against Everton, United seemed to be in control throughout the match from the first minute.
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Ander Herrera and Micheal Carrick were utterly dominant in midfield. Though not being first choice midfield pair for Mourinho, they are eligible to make strong claim to start at Southampton.
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Chris Smalling showed great composure at the heart of defence for the Red Devils while Lindelof still has to improve. Both showed assuring performances in the match.
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Attacking trio of Martial, Rashford and Lingard were in complete control and flawless with the ball. All three found the back of the net against Burton Albion.
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Shaw’s Return
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The left-back made a long awaited return to the field after succumbing to an injury in April this year against Swansea.
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Luke Shaw’s career at United has been lurched from heartbreak to disaster since he arrived at Old Trafford for £27m from Southampton.
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Luke Shaw looked an assuring figure both in attack and defence as soon as he went on the field after the break. He almost scored a goal for the Reds immediately after coming on but was ruled offside.
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Shaw made two perfectly timed tackles at the edge of the box to stop a rare Burton Albion attack.
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Only 22, Shaw will be hoping for better days but still has much to prove to convince Mourinho of his career at United.
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Martial: Assest for United
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Manchester United beat Burton quite comfortably on Wednesday. All the players were brilliant especially Anthony Martial.
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He played with a sense of swagger and style against a team that was nowhere near his quality. He kept the fans at the edge of their seats all the time.
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Martial scored a goal and assisted one that saw him win the Man of the Match. The goal was inconsequential as what mattered was the moments that made the crowd skip.
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Martial has been in fine form since the start of the season with 4 goals in 7 matches in all competitions.
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Martial’s dazzling display against Burton Albion with all the dribbles and moments of magic will boost his confidence further and strengthen his place in the first team.
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Lindelof Needs More Time To Adapt
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Victor Lindelof has been unable to prove his price tag so far for the Red Devils.
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His play against Championship strugglers Burton Albion was far more good misjudging and missing balls at regular intervals.
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Hopefully, Lindelof will improve with time as players of his quality does but there is time to get back to his full stride at Old Trafford.
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He needs more time to adapt at United. This is just a rough adaptation period for him.
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